Country Security Manager, Jamaica

Role Overview

This position offers a meaningful security leadership opportunity in Jamaica. The selected candidate will be responsible for protecting personnel and operations while supporting safe program delivery that serves people in need. The work is carried out within a Christian faith-based environment, and the organization emphasizes spiritual life as part of its daily culture.

Exact site details will be discussed during the interview process.

What You Will Do

• Build and sustain relationships with key stakeholders who may affect staff safety, such as local community leaders, police, military contacts, other NGOs, the UN, and government representatives.
• Review public and confidential intelligence to keep national and local threat assessments current.
• Track political, economic, and social developments at the country level and provide regular updates to regional security leadership and in-country management.
• Recruit, supervise, and train national security officers.
• Watch for emerging or active emergencies and ensure staff are kept informed in a timely manner.
• Partner with country leadership to recommend travel limitations and temporary pauses in program activity when needed.
• Keep disaster response, evacuation, and other contingency plans current.
• Carry out additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline, or two years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent mix of education and experience.
• At least one year of management experience, ideally in a disaster-affected setting.
• Strong spiritual maturity and the ability to guide direct reports in their walk with Jesus Christ.
• Good diplomacy and negotiation abilities, including the capacity to coordinate with other agencies and maintain constructive relationships.
• Practical understanding of complex security environments and the ability to shape program decisions accordingly.
• Ability to interpret information, form a clear security picture, and communicate findings effectively to leadership in writing and verbally.
• Adaptability, flexibility, and sound critical-thinking skills.
• Comfort working across different educational, linguistic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds.
• International military experience is preferred, or equivalent international field experience handling security concerns.
• 12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies are required; if not yet completed, there is an opportunity to complete this requirement after hire.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Frequent travel to field locations and project sites is expected.

Benefits

• International medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid Family Medical Leave.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Paid public holidays.
• 12 vacation/personal days.
• 10 sick days.
• On-site Medical Clinic access at IHQ for staff and dependents.

About the Organization

The organization is a nondenominational evangelical Christian ministry serving people worldwide with both spiritual encouragement and practical aid. Since 1970, it has supported those affected by war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine, with a focus on sharing God’s love through Jesus Christ and strengthening the global Church.

Statement of Faith

• The Bible is believed to be the inspired and fully authoritative Word of God.
• There is one God who exists eternally as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
• Jesus Christ is fully divine, was born of a virgin, lived without sin, performed miracles, died as the atoning sacrifice, rose bodily, ascended to the Father, and will return in power and glory.
• All people are separated from God by sin, and salvation comes only through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.
• The Holy Spirit actively empowers believers to live godly lives.
• Both the saved and the lost will experience resurrection, with eternal life for the saved and eternal punishment for the lost.
• All believers are spiritually united as one body in Christ.
• Evangelism and discipleship are responsibilities of every follower of Jesus Christ.
• Human sexuality is to be expressed only within marriage between one genetic male and one genetic female.
• Believers are called to prayer, obedience to God’s authority, service, and evangelism.
• Human life is sacred from conception until natural death, and we are called to care for both physical and spiritual needs.
• God creates each person as either biological male or female, and these distinct sexes reflect His design.